Fatal Crash On N. Main Street In Walnut Creek Early Saturday; DUI Suspected
A 28-year-old Concord woman was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated following a grinding collision in the 2100 block of N. Main Street early Saturday, a crash that killed one woman and seriously injured a male companion. In a release issued late Saturday, Walnut Creek police said they’d arrested Briana Day of Concord for…
Bathtub Death Under Investigation By San Ramon Police
The death of a woman found in the bathtub of a Crestfield Drive apartment Tuesday has been cautiously deemed “suspicious” and remains under investigation by San Ramon police. Investigators were awaiting results of an autopsy scheduled after the decedent, whose name has not yet been released by authorities, was discovered shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday,…
County Investigating In-Custody Death Of Martinez Man
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office are investigating an in-custody death at the Martinez Detention Facility per the county law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol. On Monday, July 25, 2022, at about 10:32 PM, Contra Costa deputy sheriffs arrested 54-year-old Kent Hickey of Martinez for having…
Two-Alarm Fire Burning At Danville Home Wednesday
San Ramon Valley firefighters are currently (8:27 a.m.) attacking a two-alarm blaze burning through the attic and roof of a home in the 400 block of Enterprise Drive Wednesday. The blaze, reported at 7:46 a.m., appeared to have initially been confined to the attic of the residence, burning through to the roof as firefighters mounted…
High-Speed Pursuit From Moraga, Through Orinda Monday
Locals may have noticed another high-speed pursuit from Moraga out Moraga Way through Orinda Monday afternoon, Moraga PD on the tail of individuals in a car spotted at the Moraga Service Center. The incident, reported at approximately 1:22 p.m., kicked off when officers spotted a black Ford Taurus with a mismatched license plate. The car…
Arrests Made In Basel Jilani Murder Case; Murder Tied To Area Rolex Robberies
From the Office of the Sheriff: On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at about 10:45 AM, Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriffs served arrest warrants at a home on the 4800 block of Vinewood Way in Antioch. They arrested, without incident, 19-year-old Don-Juan Watson of Antioch/San Francisco and 20-year-old Jalin Washington of San Francisco. The two are…
One Dead In Orinda Crash Wednesday
A male driver died after apparently losing control of his SUV and crashing off eastbound Highway 24 in Orinda, firefighters finding the vehicle had come off the freeway and collided head-on with a tree. The crash was reported at 6:04 p.m. off the eastbound lanes between Camino Pablo and the St. Stephens offramp. Our condolences…
Livermore Murder Suspect Arrested In Lathrop Wednesday
Livermore police said a police SWAT team arrested the man they say is responsible for a deadly shooting at a bowling alley last weekend after he was traced to a home in Lathrop. Police said Roger Aleman Garcia, 27, was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. after detectives developed information about his location. He was taken…
Rolex Robbers Strike Again – Watch And Phone Taken In Walnut Creek Monday
Two people returning to their Grover Lane home in Walnut Creek Monday were accosted by two armed men and robbed of personal items, including a Rolex watch and a phone. An ambulance was summoned to the scene shortly after the incident was reported at 10:01 p.m. but the exact nature of the injuries suffered and…
Shots Fired At Livermore’s Granada Bowl Saturday; Three Hit – One Dead
Three people were shot and one killed after a fight broke out at Livermore’s Granada Bowl Saturday, a patron drawing a weapon and firing several rounds into a group of bystanders. Police said a 28-year-old man was wounded and died later at a local hospital. Two other victims were listed in stable condition at a…